the loop

noun

: a group of people who know about or have influence or control over something

She wants to stay in the loop as these changes are being considered.

He claims that he was kept out of the loop when the decision to sell the company was being made.

Examples of the loop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That support would be able to perform critical account maintenance functions including account security and recovery, seemingly without a human in the loop. —Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 2 June 2026

Third, identify the chemical reactions (dopamine, serotonin, cortisol) driving your engagement to break the loop. —Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

The contemporary entertainment industry pushes that logic into nearly grotesque territory, as film and TV productions compete against 24/7 internet feeds and a rapidly changing meme dialect designed to always leave someone out of the loop. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 May 2026

Imagine a line of 300 people hiking up a sheer slope, taking a chairlift back down from the top, and then repeating the loop continuously for a day and a half. —Kristy Ellmer, CNBC, 31 May 2026

Rhymes for the loop

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